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Welcome to Sunflower County ...

Time Zone: Sunflower County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Indianola is the Seat for Sunflower County.

Sunflower County was founded in 1844 and was created by taking area from Bolivar County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sunflower had a population of 25,110 people. This is a decrease of 13.36% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,981 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sunflower represented 0.98% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Sunflower County:

  • Doddsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Doddsville is located in Sunflower County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Drew
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Drew is located in Sunflower County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <2>
  • Indianola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Indianola is located in Sunflower County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <2>
  • Inverness
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Inverness is located in Sunflower County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
  • Moorhead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County (MS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Ruleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ruleville is located in Sunflower County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruleville <2>
  • Sunflower
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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